by USA TODAY Sports NFL staff, USA TODAY

by USA TODAY Sports NFL staff, USA TODAY

The intrigue should slowly build as latest week of NFL action unfolds.

The early games don't seem to offer much in the way of juicy matchups, but that will change Sunday afternoon as the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers meet for the first time since their classic NFC Championship Game battle in January. The wounded but undefeated Houston Texans will host the floundering but dangerous Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. The action will wrap up Monday as Peyton Manning faces the San Diego Chargers, his longtime bugaboo, for the first time as an AFC West foe.